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These are some articles about tips & tricks related to the hobby that I've come up with.

Focus stacking for fun and profit

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tl;dr? Jump to the instructions... Have you ever taken a photo of one of your larger miniatures, and struggled to keep the whole thing in ... 

Vacuformer

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I've built myself a vacuum former, in order to make thin-walled parts for my gaslands War Rig . Here is a short YouTube video showing ... 

DIY Tentacle roller, take 2

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Previously I made a tentacle roller out of those novelty lenticular cards that you get from souvenir shops. This makes for some great tentacles, but ... 

DIY Foam cutter

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Or, how to shave a yak. I built a basic foam cutter table over the past weeks. The cutter table measures 15" x 10", and ... 

Cheap DIY cable / tentacle roller

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I've been looking at the Roll Maker Set from Green Stuff World for a while, thinking that this is one tool I should buy instead ... 

Papermodelling principles

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I was recently invited by Saint Toad to write an article on my approach to papermodelling and crafting, for his blog over at Toad Chapel ... 

$10 DIY LED light box prototype

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Over at puttyandpaint.com there are some sculptors who produce pretty amazing work. People like Patrick "The Small" Masson , Gautier "Graphigaut" Giroud and Luc "Thantor" ... 

10 easy steps to dirt cheap mold making

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or how I've learned to (ab)use caulking silicone through trial and error This is a method I use for molding and casting small items that ...